Kat stood up, watching a large man with white hair standing on top of three of the Domenic dolls.

“Ikada? Ikada, is that really you?” she asked, stepping back. “I thought Kane killed you.”

Ikada smiled. “Me? Die? Ha, that’s a good one. It’ll take a lot more than that to kill me. Where is that damned kid, by the way?”

Kat looked down. “He is fighting the real Domenic as we speak.” She looked up with a stern look on her face. “Why are you here? You didn’t come back for revenge, did you?”

Ikada’s smile went away. “I will answer that later.” He started walking and stopped right in front of Kat.

“For the time being, however,” he said as he grabbed her and threw her into the air. “Letum, take her to safety!” he yelled, turning around as the vortex of wind died down.

“What’s going on? Tell m….” Kat was interrupted as she was caught by Letum in midair and started flying away from Ikada. “Just shut up, you stupid cat,” Letum angrily told Kat. “We were banished from the Sentry after we lost. You know what they do to your banished, right?”

Kat looked at her, then looked down. “It's death,” she whispered.

“That’s right; I thought you of all people would understand that,” Letum replied.

Letum landed a good distance away and threw Kat to the ground. "Ouch, that hurts, you know," Kat said, standing and rubbing her butt. "Shut up, you stupid cat. I brought you here because Mr. Ikada wanted me to," Letum sat down, laying her scythe next to her. "This is all your fault, you know. If you hadn't taken that damn sword, everything would still be the way it was," Kat sat down next to her. "Were you really okay with what the Sentry has turned into? What they have done?" Kat asked.

Letum scooted away from her. "I don't really care! Where Mr. Ikada goes is where I go!" she replied angrily. Kat looked at her. "You really look up to him, don't you? How long have you two been together?" Letum looked back at her. "Why should I tell you?" she stood up, grabbing her scythe. "It's not like we're allies!" Kat stood up. "I know that but....." she was interrupted due to a large explosion where Kane and Domenic were fighting. "KANE!!!" Kat yelled as she started running in their direction.

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"You both will die if you try to help him, you know," Letum told her as she shouldered her scythe and started walking in the same direction. Kat stopped. "I have to do something. I can't just stay here and do nothing." Letum stopped right next to her. "It's the orders that Mr. Ikada gave to me. To take you to safety," she said, looking at her. "You have to stay here." Kat fell to the ground as Letum punched her in the gut. "I will help him."

“Is this all you’ve got, you damned robots?” Ikada yelled, grabbing a Domenic doll by the face and crushing it. “I’m not even breaking a sweat.”

The remaining five dolls stepped back. “Well now, this is a surprise. I would have thought you two had been put to death already. You must have had a little help, tell me, who was it?” One doll said, drawing its weapon and firing.

“And why should I tell you?” Ikada replied, dodging the shot and crushing the shooter. “Oh? Keeping secrets now?” Another doll said, jumping out of the way. “That’s not like you big guy, after all the missions we’ve been on, you’re still not going to tell me?”

Ikada stepped back and smashed his fists together. “Beat me, and maybe I’ll tell you,” he said, raising his hand into the air, causing a group of Pyerflies to group up and vanish, leaving a large battle hammer in his hand. “But I doubt you’ll even be able to make me break a sweat.”

The last four dolls looked at each other then back at Ikada. “Very well then. I hope you’re ready,” they all said in sync. One doll shoved its hands into the back of another and ripped it in half. “What are you planning?” Ikada asked.

“Oh, you’ll see,” it said as wires sprang out grabbing the three dolls and engulfed them. “I have a bad feeling about this,” Ikada thought to himself, bringing his hammer up, ready to attack. “You’re strong enough to take my dolls out one by one, but what if they combined themselves into something else,” a metallic voice came from the wires as it started to grow.

“Prepare yourself for my ultimate doll!” the wires stopped growing and began to take shape. “What is this? What did you do?” Ikada yelled lunging forward ready to swing his hammer.

“You’re strong enough to take my dolls out one by one, but what if they combined themselves into something else,” a metallic voice came from the wires as it started to grow. “Prepare yourself for my ultimate doll!” the wires stopped growing and began to take shape. “What is this? What did you do?” Ikada yelled lunging forward ready to swing his hammer.

“You think that because you have his face, you’ll catch me off guard?” Ikada said standing up. “I said it before. It’ll take more than that to kill me!” he pulled the axe away as the dust fell. “Now it’s your turn, DIE!” he swung the axe cutting the machine in half. The machine fell to the ground. “Victor, I’m sorry.” He said turning around picking up his hammer. “Now where is that damned kid?” he said as he started running towards Kane and Domenic’s fight.